Crestwood Hills Preschool

Crestwood is SPECIAL! In a city full of pre schools, most of which are great, non stood out to us like Crestwood. Our now 9-year-old daughter started there just before Covid. Her experience was not typical because of the pandemic but the teachers and director took the initiative to make it work and work well. The school went digital for just a few weeks and then had a plan to bring everyone back. Most of Crestwood is outdoors, which was such a advantage to us while all of this was happening (and really at all other times). Kids and teachers went back with masks, and it was like any other time at Crestwood, just amazing! The kids didn’t mind the masks, and it was just the new norm for the next year+. Crestwood is a Co-op where parents volunteer once a month and I have to admit was not sure I would be able to do at first but by the time our daughter graduated I could get enough, so much that I was concerned at her next school I would not be allowed to volunteer as much as I wanted to, which turned out to not be the case… Once we had our son (who is there now), we had our daughter enrolled at her current school in the complete opposite direction, but knew we wanted him to have the same experience she did at Crestwood. Convince was never part of our consideration, it just had to be Crestwood! He loves it there as much as our daughter did and now we are back at what we feel is our second home and our community. The teachers and director are truly the best of the best at their careers, and they love these children as if they are their own. Any opportunity that our 9 year old has to go back to Crestwood when she is off of school she jumps at, and still can’t get enough. I truly believe there is no better pre-school, and no better teachers or school director anywhere on earth. It’s just amazing!

Crestwood has been such a special place for our family. We started in their toddler program several years ago and gained so much helpful knowledge from the teachers regarding sleep, naps, development—everything! When it came time to start preschool, our daughter felt so comfortable. She’s flourished there and we have loved being a part of this school.

Crestwood is a special preschool nestled in a magical setting. I love the play based approach and how the teachers recognize and build upon each child’s unique strengths to help them thrive. It's a thoughtful, supportive community that feels like an extension of home.

We have been going to Crestwood Hills for a few years including their parent and me program and full time preschool program. It was such a great experience, our kid enjoys her time there and looks forward to school days.

It was a Saturday morning, I was out for a bike ride. I look to my right and said to myself, “Wow, is that a preschool up in the hills?!” I get home and tell my wife we need to get in the car and drive to the school. Little did I know, years later we would enroll and officially be part of the Crestwood community. For context, my wife and I toured ~12+ preschools. We enrolled in 3 parent and me programs (Crestwood, First School, 10th Street), and happily decided on Crestwood as our first choice preschool for our child. Now that we are officially in the preschool program, I truly believe it is the most special preschool on the Westside of Los Angeles. It’s in the peaceful outdoors amongst a city filled with traffic, the teachers have stayed at the school (many 10/15/20+ years), and parents don’t just drop their kids off, they are involved in the community. The school hosts social events (with and without kids), parent education sessions with outside professionals, and we have learned so many valuable parenting skills from Joanna (Director of the school) and the amazing teachers. Thank you Crestwood for creating such an amazing community for our kids and us as parents!